Cold winds and overcast skies failed to deter a dedicated group of volunteers that spent a recent Saturday morning improving a short section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail on Solano Land Trust’s Vallejo Swett Ranch in Vallejo. To commemorate National Trails Day on June 7, Solano Land Trust and Bay Area Ridge Trail volunteers met at the trailhead at Blue Rock Springs Park.
Visitors come from far and wide to visit Jepson Prairie Preserve in the Spring. A myriad reptiles, amphibians, and very notable crustaceans live in the vernal pools. Blooming wildflowers like butter and eggs, johnny jumps, and meadowfoam grow in larger clusters. If you don’t know what you’re looking for in the upland portion of the preserve, you might miss a rare and endangered lily.
Solano County business leaders gathered for breakfast at Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park. The meal was blessed by Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation tribal secretary Leland Kinter.
